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  • CLASSIC FULL MID-VICTORIAN DICED CALF
    View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages.

    London: John Murray, 1846. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A most impressive mid-Victorian full diced calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and superb extra gilt panels. Speckled pink edges. A neat ink inscription on the first blank. A great history in a classic binding of the period.

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  • FULL CALF BY BAYNTUN RIVIERRE
    Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet; The Sign of Four; The Hound of the Baskervilles; The Valley of Fear. The Complete Long Stories. by CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur
    CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur
    Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet; The Sign of Four; The Hound of the Baskervilles; The Valley of Fear. The Complete Long Stories.

    London: John Murray, 1959. Full calf, 7 1/4 inches tall. With gilt raised bands, gilt tooled panels, twin labels, dentelles and all edges. A slight scratch on the author label, otherwise as new.

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  • EXTRA HAND COLOURED FRONTISPIECE IN SUPERB FULL CALF
    The Comic English Grammar. by LEIGH, Percival. BECKETT, G. A. à. LEECH, John (illustrator)
    LEIGH, Percival. BECKETT, G. A. à. LEECH, John (illustrator)
    The Comic English Grammar.

    London: Richard Bentley, 1840. Full calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very fine binding by Riviere with gilt raised bands, olive label and delicate floral gilt tooling to the panels. The boards are framed within gilt corner tools and a triple fillet. Gilt dentelles and top edge. The original cloth covers and spine are bound in. First edition. With over 50 comic vignettes by Leech.

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  • ELEGANT EDITION IN VERY FINE VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The Poetical Works of James Thomson. by THOMSON, James
    THOMSON, James
    The Poetical Works of James Thomson.

    London: William Pickering, 1847. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A very fine Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and superb gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. James Thomson, the 18th century poet now best known for writing the lyrics of 'Rule, Britannia!', was one of the most popular and influential poets of his century. A fine copy in excellent condition.

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  • CLASSIC WORK IN SPLENDID FULL HONEY CALF
    Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane. by LE SAGE, René
    LE SAGE, René
    Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane.

    Paris: Garnier Frères, 1864. 2 volume set, 9 1/4 inches tall. A splendid full honey calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Triple gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Steel engravings after designs by G. Staal. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild. Very slight occasional foxing. 'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane' was an early eighteenth century picaresque novel, popular all over Europe and translated into English several times, most famously by Tobias Smollett as as 'The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane'. Here in the original French.

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  • FIRST EDITION IN SUPERB VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The Spendthrift: A Tale. by AINSWORTH, William Harrison,
    AINSWORTH, William Harrison,
    The Spendthrift: A Tale.

    London: Routledge, 1857. Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, label and very ornate gilt tooling around a pomegranate centre tool. Triple gilt fillets and corner tool frame the boards. 8 full page engravings. Some foxing, mostly confined to the preliminaries. Original backstrip bound in. A super copy of the first edition.

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  • IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS ENTERTAINING WORK IN FULL CALF
    The Book of Days. by CHAMBERS, R. (Edited by).
    CHAMBERS, R. (Edited by).
    The Book of Days.

    London & Edinburgh: Chambers, c.1894. 2 volume set, 10 1/4 inches tall. Impressive late Victorian full calf by Relph with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt and blind rolls frame the prize 'Elizabeth Regina' block. A neat ink previous owners name is written on the first blank. An entertaining work in which '...Anecdotes, Biography, and History, Curiosities of Literature and oddities of human Life and Character' are listed on each day of the calendar.

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  • GREEK MYTHS IN DELUXE SIGNED FULL CALF BINDING
    Men and Gods. by WARNER, Rex
    WARNER, Rex
    Men and Gods.

    London: Macgibbon, 1950. Full Calf, 8 inches tall. A sparkling copy of the first edition of this delightful interpretation of the Greek Myths in full calf by Bayntun Riviere. With gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and gilt rolls and remarkable corner tooling to the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Full page illustrations and title pieces by Elizabeth Corsellis. With a pasted in inscription on his letter heading from Warner. Bookplate.

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  • HANDSOME SET IN FULL CALF
    The French Revolution by CARLYLE, Thomas
    CARLYLE, Thomas
    The French Revolution

    London: Macmillan and Co., 1911. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A handsome set in full calf bindings by Relfe with gilt raised bands, label and gilt tooled panels. A gilt roll frames the prize block on the upper boards. A neat set of this classic history.

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  • AMUSING WORK IN MOST ATTRACTIVE FULL CALF
    Memorials of Thomas Hood. Collected, Arranged, and Edited by his Daughter. With a Preface and Notes by his Son. by HOOD, Thomas
    HOOD, Thomas
    Memorials of Thomas Hood. Collected, Arranged, and Edited by his Daughter. With a Preface and Notes by his Son.

    London: Moxon, 1860. 2 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. A most attractive mid Victorian full calf binding by Nelson with gilt raised bands, twin labels and gilt tooled panels. Twin gilt and a single blind fillets frame the boards. Vignettes. A fine set of this amusing work on the life of the early 19th century poet and humorist Thomas Hood.

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  • HANDSOME LITTLE SET IN 18TH CENTURY SPECKLED CALF
    The Wandering Patentee; Or, A History of the Yorkshire Theatres, from 1770 to the Present Time. by WILKINSON, Tate.
    WILKINSON, Tate.
    The Wandering Patentee; Or, A History of the Yorkshire Theatres, from 1770 to the Present Time.

    York: Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1795. 4 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A good looking 18th century full speckled calf with gilt pallets on a smooth back and twin labels. Speckled edges. Grand Armorial Bookplate. A few minor expert page repairs but overall a lovely set of the first edition.

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  • CONTROVERSIAL WORK IN SUPERB VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated. by WARBURTON, William
    WARBURTON, William
    The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated.

    London: Tegg, 1837. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A superb early Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, fine twin labels and extra gilt panels. A single gilt fillet frames the boards which have some rubbing and scuffing. Armorial bookplate. Pink speckled edges. A very neat ink inscription on the first blank.

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  • SCARCE HISTORY IN CLASSIC VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    Civil Wars and Monarchy in France, in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. by RANKE, Leopold
    RANKE, Leopold
    Civil Wars and Monarchy in France, in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.

    London: Richard Bentley, 1852. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, bright twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. A neat ink inscription dated 1858, "on leaving Eton" is on the first blank. A fine copy, in English, of a scarce work by Ranke, the great German historian.

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  • EXTRA ILLUSTRATED IN ELEGANT FULL CALF
    Dean Swift and his Writings. by MORIARTY, Gerald P.
    MORIARTY, Gerald P.
    Dean Swift and his Writings.

    London: Seeley and Co., 1893. Full calf, 8 inches tall. An elegant full calf by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, triple labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Triple gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Extra-illustrated with 51 engraved plates showing the life of Jonathan Swift, the Dublin born satirist, author and Anglican Cleric, Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, hence "Dean Swift", most famous today as the author of 'Gulliver's Travels', first published in 1726. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. A superb copy of this literary biography.

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  • SPARKLING 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF
    The History of the Peloponnesian War, Translated from the Greek of Thucydides. by THUCYDIDES. SMITH, William (translated by).
    THUCYDIDES. SMITH, William (translated by).
    The History of the Peloponnesian War, Translated from the Greek of Thucydides.

    London: Evans, 1781. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A rather splendid 18th century tree calf with a smooth back, triple labels and dense and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. A single filet frames the boards. Rubbed and with some loss to a long defunct insect and some very slight splitting. With 2 folding maps. Thucydides is generally regarded as one of the first true historians and his wrote his great history of the Peloponnesian War as it took place.

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  • BEAUTIFUL 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF
    Delle Rivoluzioni D'Italia. by DENINA, Carlo
    DENINA, Carlo
    Delle Rivoluzioni D'Italia.

    VENEZIA (Venice): Giovanni Gatti, 1784. 4 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very beautiful Italian full 18th century tree calf. With triple labels and charming gilt centre tools. Blue speckled edges. Frontispiece and engraved vignette to each title page. Sadly there is staining throughout the fourth volume which has not affected the shape or thickness of that volume or indeed of its binding. A fine Italian printing in the original language.

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  • CLASSIC WORK IN A VERY HANDSOME FULL CALF
    Introduction to the Literature of Europe. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    Introduction to the Literature of Europe.

    London: John Murray, 1847. 3 volumes, 8 1/2 inches tall. A very handsome Victorian full calf binding by Nutt. With gilt raised bands, fine twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Withe the Gilt block of Rugby School on the upper boards and a neat ink inscription on the reverse of the free endpaper. A synoptical view of European literature in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries.

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  • 17TH CENTURY LIVES OF FAMOUS WOMEN, FINELY PRINTED, IN FULL CALF
    Famous Women. by BRANTÔME, Pierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur de
    BRANTÔME, Pierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur de
    Famous Women.

    London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1908. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A striking binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, twin labels and smart gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Finely printed by Humphreys on hand-made paper. Translated from "Vie des Dames", these biographies of the most influential women described in Brantôme's memoirs of the illustrious men and women whom he had known, written down towards the end of his life at the beginning of the 17th century. A fine copy in English.

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  • EARLY EDITION IN UNUSUAL GEORGIAN FULL DICED CALF
    Solitude Considered. by ZIMMERMAN, M.
    ZIMMERMAN, M.
    Solitude Considered.

    London: Dilly, 1801 & 1799. 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. An unusual Georgian full diced calf with gilt bands, ornate panels and inked title pieces and head and tail. The diced boards are framed within gilt rolls. The title page and frontispiece of volume 1 is foxed, otherwise clean. A most attractive set.

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  • FIRST EDITION IN CLASSIC VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The Newcomes. by THACKERAY, William Makepeace. Arthur Pendennis Esq.
    THACKERAY, William Makepeace. Arthur Pendennis Esq.
    The Newcomes.

    London: Bradbury and Evans, 1855. 2 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. A classic full Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, extra gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. First edition in book form, illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle. Ink notes to the first blank. Some staining to the title page and the engraved plates, the text itself is clean.

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